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Indigenous woman dies weeks after giving birth and being evicted from public housing: ‘She was failed completely’
Noongar woman Mary Ann Miller died of sepsis while homeless to avoid an allegedly abusive ex-partner

The Sheep Detectives review – Hugh Jackman gives a flock in baa-rking mad cosy crime caper
Jackman plays the farmer in this Babe-style feelgood family film about plucky sheep who help solve a murder

She celebrated her 11th birthday in ICE detention. Her wish: that her family could go home
After fleeing India, a family of four is being detained in a controversial Texas facility, facing deteriorating health, inedible food and substandard education

Missy Bo Kearns says Aston Villa doctors probably saved her life after miscarriage
Missy Bo Kearns has described experiencing ‘a different type of grief’ after having a miscarriage last month

Home blood pressure checks could reduce risks after hypertensive pregnancy
Study finds monitoring and adjustment of medication where needed can help protect mothers’ heart health

Four-fifths of UK mental health nurses say their workload is unmanageable
Half of respondents to RCN poll said patients ‘frequently come to harm’ because caseloads are too high

Drug use in England spikes during heatwaves and big sports events, research finds
Project that tested traces of illicit drugs in wastewater also found higher use during Eurovision song contest

People in UK spend fewer years in good health than a decade ago, study finds
Exclusive: Health Foundation says Britain is ‘going backwards’ compared with most other rich countries

Findings on healthy life expectancy in UK shed light on its deteriorating health
Metric gives fuller picture than life expectancy, which is simply how long people live, says Health Foundation



